manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
jack-o'-lantern; jack o'lantern
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
notebook computer; laptop
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
messenger; envoy; emissary
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
kindergartener; preschooler
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment